But the air force had a very, very good night. Israel had surprising allies. A surreal moment was punctuated by a lot of laughing, too. Resilience is this country's middle name.
Biden's response to Iran's incursion was fine until the defensive effort was over. Now, calling for restraint, is as bad as helping yesterday was good. If ANY country launched ballistic missiles, drones and other missiles at the US in just the numbers launched at the tiny nation of Israel, that country would pay the price quickly and devastatingly. Yet, our response is to try and tie Israel's hands. Sadly, this has been the US response to Iranian attacks on US soldiers as well throughout the Middle East. The world needs to be rid of Iran and all of its proxies, the sooner the better. This is coming from someone who is Anti-Trump, Pro-Israel, Anti-Islamic Fundamentalism. Where do people like me need to go on Election Day? P.S. One can be both in favor of humanitarian treatment of Palestinians and, at the same time, in favor of eradication of Iran, Hamas and the rest of the Axis of Evil. Seeing celebrations in the US for Iran's attack on Israel, scrapes the bottom of a barrel that seems to be bottomless these days...
I read it cost $5 billion shekels in missle defense for one attack. Deterring Iran is a difficult political choice .having Gantz in the room helps unity as it’s not about how to help bibi legal problems at this time (this is a blood libel ) .we still need to wait a little while longer before publicly attacking bibi .he will eventually leave politics but now we still need unity among the tribes ! Love the story about the diaper pail !we need to stay united !
After the HUGE, historic miracle that God did for us in Israel (through the IDF and allies), your post and its headline had to be an attack on Bibi? The three Ballistic missiles that got through our defenses each carried a warhead of 750 kilos--enough to kill many people and level buildings. Instead, they did minor infrastructure damage to an airbase and a road in the HarDov region. That's what you, as a religious Jew, should have written about: celebrating the biggest miracle since the Gulf War. Instead, you felt compelled to attack Bibi, writing, "Our most serious problem, obviously, is that we have no leader." That's our most serious problem? Not that Iran and its proxies are determined to destroy us? Not that the Arabs for over a hundred years have violently resisted Jews living in our ancestral homeland? You claim that the opposition to Bibi is wall-to-wall. This is not true. I've lived here for 38 years, and most of my friends and family here do not want to see new elections until after the war is over. Elections promote divisiveness and what we need more than anything is UNITY. Just like millions of people have Trump Derangement Syndrome, blaming Trump for everything bad in America, you seem to be obsessed with Netanyahu Derangement Syndrome. This was a time to celebrate the miracle.
I have to agree with great sadness. Unfortunately Bibi is completely spineless and ineffective as a leader, and has been one for a long time. He lacks integrity and is more concerned with his personal survival than the country. I don’t think he can be faulted for maliciousness, but he has mismanaged the war and the negotiations terribly, and his government has mismanaged the situation in Israel beyond the worst expectations. He has surrounded himself with people whose sole quality is loyalty to him, resulting in a complete breakdown of the social and functional systems in Israel. He knows that his survival depends on division in society so he tries to maximize them, rather than unite the population. It was civilians who managed the response to Oct 7 as the government was completely unable to function.
It is also important to remember that Hamas does not negotiate in good faith, and to suggest they would have been more flexible if someone else was at the helm is speculative at best. The only difference is that the army may have been utilized more effectively and that the US might have been more supportive of someone else. He also cannot be faulted for the outbreak of antisemitism worldwide as this began before Israel did anything, and he is just a convenient focus for antisemitic vitriol.
Any person with a shred of decency would have resigned from his position seeing the level of failure and dysfunction he had caused. That he still doesn’t do it reaffirms his lack of moral integrity.
Seems to me that Bibi wants all out war with Iran and Biden is trying to avoid a conflagration that will envelope the entire region. Bibi may be right that war with Iran is inevitable, and Israel should choose the time of that conflict, not America. But since so few of us trust Bibi, or his motives, I don’t think it fair to blame Biden for trying to de-escalate. Iran’s attack turned out to be theatre and Iran had to know that their retribution (for an Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy) would be stifled by the Israeli Air Force, together with help from Jordan(!) and the US and UK navies.. Yesterday we saw the benefit of having America as a dear friend. We should not disrespect that friendship the next day without a very good reason. LMH
At some point would like to see a column with your views regarding the theories laid out in The Scroll, an email newsletter distributed by the good folks at Tablet. Essentially the argument there is that what they call the third Biden Administration seeks a broad U.S.-Iran condominium to provide regional stability, and that the U.S. "bearhug" ultimately constricts Israeli sovereignty.
Biden's response to Iran's incursion was fine until the defensive effort was over. Now, calling for restraint, is as bad as helping yesterday was good. If ANY country launched ballistic missiles, drones and other missiles at the US in just the numbers launched at the tiny nation of Israel, that country would pay the price quickly and devastatingly. Yet, our response is to try and tie Israel's hands. Sadly, this has been the US response to Iranian attacks on US soldiers as well throughout the Middle East. The world needs to be rid of Iran and all of its proxies, the sooner the better. This is coming from someone who is Anti-Trump, Pro-Israel, Anti-Islamic Fundamentalism. Where do people like me need to go on Election Day? P.S. One can be both in favor of humanitarian treatment of Palestinians and, at the same time, in favor of eradication of Iran, Hamas and the rest of the Axis of Evil. Seeing celebrations in the US for Iran's attack on Israel, scrapes the bottom of a barrel that seems to be bottomless these days...
Daniel Gordis - NEVER turn on that generator in a closed room. Carbon monoxide!!!!!
I read it cost $5 billion shekels in missle defense for one attack. Deterring Iran is a difficult political choice .having Gantz in the room helps unity as it’s not about how to help bibi legal problems at this time (this is a blood libel ) .we still need to wait a little while longer before publicly attacking bibi .he will eventually leave politics but now we still need unity among the tribes ! Love the story about the diaper pail !we need to stay united !
After the HUGE, historic miracle that God did for us in Israel (through the IDF and allies), your post and its headline had to be an attack on Bibi? The three Ballistic missiles that got through our defenses each carried a warhead of 750 kilos--enough to kill many people and level buildings. Instead, they did minor infrastructure damage to an airbase and a road in the HarDov region. That's what you, as a religious Jew, should have written about: celebrating the biggest miracle since the Gulf War. Instead, you felt compelled to attack Bibi, writing, "Our most serious problem, obviously, is that we have no leader." That's our most serious problem? Not that Iran and its proxies are determined to destroy us? Not that the Arabs for over a hundred years have violently resisted Jews living in our ancestral homeland? You claim that the opposition to Bibi is wall-to-wall. This is not true. I've lived here for 38 years, and most of my friends and family here do not want to see new elections until after the war is over. Elections promote divisiveness and what we need more than anything is UNITY. Just like millions of people have Trump Derangement Syndrome, blaming Trump for everything bad in America, you seem to be obsessed with Netanyahu Derangement Syndrome. This was a time to celebrate the miracle.
Canceled from what. Thoroughly enjoy your candid comments!
I have to agree with great sadness. Unfortunately Bibi is completely spineless and ineffective as a leader, and has been one for a long time. He lacks integrity and is more concerned with his personal survival than the country. I don’t think he can be faulted for maliciousness, but he has mismanaged the war and the negotiations terribly, and his government has mismanaged the situation in Israel beyond the worst expectations. He has surrounded himself with people whose sole quality is loyalty to him, resulting in a complete breakdown of the social and functional systems in Israel. He knows that his survival depends on division in society so he tries to maximize them, rather than unite the population. It was civilians who managed the response to Oct 7 as the government was completely unable to function.
It is also important to remember that Hamas does not negotiate in good faith, and to suggest they would have been more flexible if someone else was at the helm is speculative at best. The only difference is that the army may have been utilized more effectively and that the US might have been more supportive of someone else. He also cannot be faulted for the outbreak of antisemitism worldwide as this began before Israel did anything, and he is just a convenient focus for antisemitic vitriol.
Any person with a shred of decency would have resigned from his position seeing the level of failure and dysfunction he had caused. That he still doesn’t do it reaffirms his lack of moral integrity.
Seems to me that Bibi wants all out war with Iran and Biden is trying to avoid a conflagration that will envelope the entire region. Bibi may be right that war with Iran is inevitable, and Israel should choose the time of that conflict, not America. But since so few of us trust Bibi, or his motives, I don’t think it fair to blame Biden for trying to de-escalate. Iran’s attack turned out to be theatre and Iran had to know that their retribution (for an Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy) would be stifled by the Israeli Air Force, together with help from Jordan(!) and the US and UK navies.. Yesterday we saw the benefit of having America as a dear friend. We should not disrespect that friendship the next day without a very good reason. LMH
At some point would like to see a column with your views regarding the theories laid out in The Scroll, an email newsletter distributed by the good folks at Tablet. Essentially the argument there is that what they call the third Biden Administration seeks a broad U.S.-Iran condominium to provide regional stability, and that the U.S. "bearhug" ultimately constricts Israeli sovereignty.
Thank you, Daniel. May you and all of Am Yisrael be safe and may all of the world's leaders come to their senses!
Love your post! Always brilliant and informative!
Why isn’t there a button for don’t like?